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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

blood, ambulances, and a day in the ER with Kandee...

WARNING: this post contains pics that are very GROSS and BLOODY! If you don't want to see them, please click "close" right now! For the strong of stomach, get ready!

i had just finished uploading the blog I typed...called my mom...and went to grab one of my computer cables...I walked by the glass wall next to the sliding glass door....my knee, or shoulder, or something bumped against the glass window....

it sounded like a hundred plates breaking on the floor...

I looked down and saw blood all over....and my leg missing a huge chunk of skin, all around my leg, and I could see down to the bone!

If the huge piece of glass hadn't stopped at the bone it would've cut my whole leg off!

The floor was covered in blood, and many towels were soaked in blood, my shoe was filled with blood....people could hear my screaming from the building across the street.
I had worked on The Hair Battle Spectacular Show the day before and this was the down- day with no filming, I went back to work on the show the neck day- and one of the first questions I asked the paramedics was, "will I be able to work tomorrow?"... he just laughed and said they'd help me! ha ha

...I took a picture and posted it to facebook...it really did help distract me from crying...

we were headed to UCLA hospital

my pretty hospital bracelet

my leg wrapped in a billion towels...the blood had dried when they went to take it off....and I yelled so loud, they said they thought I was in labor in the hallway (but I told them, I've already had 3 kids...and this hurt worse than any of the labors pains I've ever had!)

WARNING: the next pictures are REALLY, REALLY GRAPHIC...if you feel that you can't handle them, please close the website now....!

this is a picture of the glass left on the bottom of the window, you can see the blood still on it....they covered the window up with wood and tape when I got back....they even upgraded my room to a penthouse suite that is really fancy.....i would rather have my leg better and the little room though! They were glad to see that I could move my toes, and I would be able to use my leg like normal.

I had to have x-rays to make sure the glass sheet didn't sever my bone...

they had to call in a specialist to see how to re-attach my skin... we were there from 2pm until almost 9pm...and for at least 1 1/2 hours I didn't have any pain medication....they said I was "really strong" and couldn't believe how tough I was....there was a man with a small laceration that was screaming his head off....and I almost had my leg cut off AND was doing good....

I hadn't eaten anything all day, and I couldn't eat because they said the medicine would work better with an empty stomach.....and I could only have some ice chips...

UCLA has the nicest staff of nurses and doctors....the amazing doctor, Anne Schmidt, took 2 hours to sew my lag back together...she was a perfectionist, and we laughed and talked about cupcakes...and she said she couldn't believe I was laughing and talking about desserts!

She did such an amazing job! I can't believe how she put my leg back together! They said I will need plastic surgery to make my leg look normal again...but at least I can move my toes and walk on it!

I have to take a lot of medication due to how severely the glass cut my leg, infection could be really bad and the pain is excruciating. It feels like lighting bolts of pain and like a knife is stuck in my bone.

I am so thankful that I am ok, and that it didn't cut my neck or face, the glass missed my femoral artery, which could've been real bad!

I am so thankful that I'm ok...and I know that there are people and little babies that are in so much more pain....I pray for all the little babies and kids that are in pain or hurt, that God would comfort their little hearts and their pain...

I have crutches, because I can't pull on the skin...and it feels like shooting pain goes up my leg when I put pressure on it!

My sweet friend, Tessa picked me up, she even had to go through all the traffic causes by them shutting streets down because Obama was eating in Beverly Hills! She took me to Diddy Riese, an amazing place to choose your own "cookie" ice cream sandwich, I picked white chocolate macadamia nut cookies and espresso chip ice cream..... We had thai food, shared hot tea, and a Thai Tea (one of my fav drinks) at Mr. Noodle in Westwood.

....it is 2:49am...it's been a long day....

there's any almost eaten creme brulee cheesecake next me...

can't keep my eyes open...

I 'm so glad that nothing worse happened...and I pray for all the people that are going through much worse things than me...

omg kandeee u r such a strong person!!! i nearly fainted looking at them pictures my head is still light headed!! i dont know how you dealt with the pain...get well soon xxxxx samii...ENGLAND LOVES YOU KANDEE <3

OMG Kandee!!! You are SO LUCKY that you didn't do more damage than that. Its amazing what adrenaline can do to a body. It can make us faster and feel less pain at times when it just doesn't seem possible to be able to do those things. I'm so happy you're okay (relatively). Stay off that leg sister! And let that cute boyfriend of yours nurse you back to good health. Again, I'm so glad you're okay. Someone was watching over you for sure!!!!

When I saw your post on Facebook - I coulnd't picture how hard ahd you cut your leg, but when I also read that "I almost had my leg cut off today" I have that I really was in shock and I quickly turned to your blog to see if you had posted something. I have never seen such pictures of a wooned before; I am still in complete terror of what had happened to you. I can't believe that I saw pictures of someone I "know"; I mean I watch your vids on YT all the time and it's really terrible that has happened to you, 'cause really your the best.I really want to wish you from the bottom of my heart that your leg heals quicly and that you stop feeling any excruciating pain. My heart goes out to you. Take care!

oh my gosh!! you're such a strong woman, I am so glad you're ok!! I go to school there & will be there all week.. let me know if there's anything I can do or help you with! ruthieaviles[at]gmail[dot]com

You are an amazing person Kandee!! It's incredible that you did it without pain medicine! And of course you'll think about others when you're hurt, it's okay to just think about yourself in those times girlie ;)Hope it all goes well, and you feel better soon!!! xx

OH MY GOSH!!!! KANDEE!!!!! That is nuts!!!! I am so glad they could fix your leg and you can walk. My friend had a similar thing happen to his arm and his motor skills are very different now. It's so lucky you can move all your toes and everything will be good!! AMAZING!! You are so positive and strong!! An inspiration to us all, we are all thinking and praying for a speedy recovery and no pain!!! You deserve all good things in the world!!! We love you, Kandee!!!

Oh my goodness! This is awful! Glad that you can still walk Kandee! You're a total inspiration and this is just another situation where you've proven how strong you are! We love you Kandee!!!!Get well soon!Jem

Whoa! I'm confused on how the glass fell. Did you trip and fall into the glass with a decent amount of force...or was it some crazy fluke...was the glass damaged or not set correctly & was an accident waiting to happen?

OMG Kandee, you are even more of an inspiration than i had previously felt - you are so positive and so willing to look at the bright side of things, just know that even all the way on the other side of the world in New Zealand you have a friend who thinks the world of you!!!

Wow, it HURTS to look at the pictures. I get chills. I can't even imagine how much it actually does hurt. You're amazing, having gone through that and still keeping your cheerful disposition and optimism. You are one of a kind, Kandee!

I'm so glad it wasn't worse and I wish you a speedy recovery! You have a lot of love being sent your way :)

Oh my god!!!I'm following you since a friend told me by your youtube channel, and then i finished into the facebook page and here in your blog...I hope you are ok because you have 3 kids to love and play with, a boyfriend that loves you (and to go walk with :P) and a job most of your fans will kill for xDD PLEASE GET BETTER!!one more thing...I've almost die when I see you have the strong b*lls to take the photos from yourself!!!hahaha Kisses and hugs and all the love I could send from Mallorca!!

Oh my!! it looks really bad. Im sure you will get well soon, you have the love and blessings of so many people who love you and your optimism. God gives pain only to his stronger children, who can cope up with the pain while keeping their head high and their faith in God intact. So be happy, you are one of the Gods strongest children.

I know how the pain feels i just underwent three leg surgeries, and im on bed from last 13 mnths. But mine was a planned cut and yours wasnt, so i can imagine how it must have felt.

You're so incredibly brave Kandee!You are certainly going through some trials ans tribulations these days!! But thats what makes you amazing you remain strong on focused on the love around you, your'e a star! :) Get well soon and God bless xx

I cut my knee open on broken glass, and if i hadn't stepped back before i turned around i would've lost half my leg! So i know what you're going through. My gash did not look nearly as impressive as yours. Funny because when i was in E.R i was talking bout eating a caramel sundae and laughing! Hope all is well and God Bless you Kandee. You make my days brighter!

That is a really bad cut. REALLY BAD! But you're so positive and strong. And it's so great that you have Bobby by your side. But I'm still really sad that this happened to you. I will keep you in my prayers.

Hey Kandee!Hope you have a speedy and full recovery! Just wanted to say how awesome it is that even though you were going through something really awful, you were still thinking of everyone else who may be worse off than you. I think that's really amazing. Feel better!Kari

You are one strong cookie! I wish you a speedy recovery and am glad you are doing better. I'm sure you will do something creative and funky with your bandages (like zebra hot pink or something, lol). God Bless!

the first picture you posted on facebook didnt do it justice.. I didn't realize just how bad it was until I saw the actual wound! oh kandee im so sorry that happened to you.. as always stay positive! keep making videos, your fans love you very much!

HOLY BANANAS lady!! I am kind of sorry I kept reading, but I couldn't help myself! *gag* I can't believe how bad that looks, but it sounds like everything will turn out fine...yay! And, you know its sexy to have scars - adds character and makes for good stories. You should tell people you got in a biker brawl, and you won of course. Or wait, I know - tell people you wrangled a Great White off the coast of Bora Bora...yea, yea...that's it!!xooxoxoxoxoxrelax and be well, and eat lots of ice cream...very therapeutic!xxooxxoox

Kandee, I am so sorry this happened to you, but darlin', you handled it like a trooper! I hope the pain isn't too bad and that it doesn't scar too terribly, but even if you have a scar, you will always be a beautiful girl! I've been watching your YouTube videos for about a year now... I just want to say how much I enjoy them. I found you one day when I wanted to cut up a t-shirt and had no clue how to do it. I googled it and your video came up. I cut my t-shirt successfully, then did another, and now all my friends want me to cut shirts for them! God bless you, hon, and I hope you get better soon!

Dear Kandee, tank god Bobby was there and knew what to do! You'll need a lot of rest for your leg to heal, please don't go working for a while. I know you need money for your precious little one, but they also need a healty mommy.Take good care of yourself...your Élyse

Wow that's just crazy!! Its one of those freak accidents!! That was one heck of a cut and I'm glad u didnt damage any nerves! I hope u a speedy recovery and ur such a trooper for not crying, I would of! lol

You are such a trooper! Im so glad that you are going to be okay. Thank you so much to your wonderful boyfriend for taking care of you while you were hurt. He must be the best person in the world for you =) . I pray that everything will heal well and that you will be pain free soon. I keep you in my thoughts and send hugs ! All my love - Alecia

You are such a trooper! Im so glad that you are going to be okay. Thank you so much to your wonderful boyfriend for taking care of you while you were hurt. He must be the best person in the world for you =) . I pray that everything will heal well and that you will be pain free soon. I keep you in my thoughts and send hugs ! All my love - Alecia

YOU ARE AMAZING KANDEE!!! I do not know how I would handle something like that. I had a 9 lb 1 oz baby naturally, he tore his way into this world. And hasn't stopped the destruction since. (LOL) But at least my hardwork and pain lead to something great. I pray that this pain leads you to something great. Maybe after physical therapy you'll learn a new sport or make a new friend. =) Good Luck Kandee.

Oh my.. my jaw opened wide when I saw the huge cut in ur leg! I didn't thought it was that serious. You're truly one tough woman and I admire you for that. I pray that you get well soon Kandee! And I pray for miraculous healing for your wound, that hopefully you will not need plastic surgery for it to look normal again. =) GET WELL SOON!

We don't realize how strong we are until we go through something like this. My mom always thought of me as her "weakest" child until she saw me fight cancer AND WIN. She calls me her hero now. God is good! I'll be praying for healing for you Kandee, that sure does look painful. Be careful and take care of yourself.

Wow, thanks for the update and the pics. Another test for you Kandee and i am sure it will make you stronger. Its lovely to see that you are thinking of others at this time, it is very sad when a child has to go through pain. Heal quickly and our wishes are with you. x

Oh, goodness. I have such a weak stomach when it comes to that stuff, I literally wanted to read everything and NOT see pictures..so I held my hand up over the pictures and squirmed when I saw them on accident.

You're incredibly strong, lady. Strong and blessed to have had your love with you, too. God was really looking out for you that day!! <3

ack that's so.. ugh poor kandee! good luck really hope you recover well I can't even start to imagine how it was I would have fainted >.<but as usual you always have a thought so others you're the best, get better soon kandee!!!

Kandee you will be in my prayers for a full and speedie recovery.. God will take care of you .. YOu are amazing .. YOure blogs have always helped me.. Thank yyou so much for all of your kind words and sharing you heart with all of us. SOmeday i hope to come to a glaminar and met you ! Thank you Kandee! God Bless!

Oh my gosh! My heart really goes out to you! I have to say, you are incredibly brave and I'm beyond impressed by that! Wow.. I don't know how you managed to keep your cool as well as you did. I'm praying for you that you have a full recovery with zero complications! It's so crazy how fluke accidents happen where we least expect them!! Get some rest... you have a lot of fans that care very dearly for you and are thinking/praying for u!!

OH OUCH and I am SO SORRY- that is much worse then I was expecting as I read. What a MIRACLE your ok. WOW is really all I can say- I sure love ya and think your so beautiful. Take care of yourself and know your being thought of.

Kandee, I have no idea how you stayed so strong throughout that entire thing. You really are an amazing person and you are so strong. It is just a huge relief to hear that you are recovering in your room from such a traumatic thing.

I love you so much Kandee and I'm praying for you. I'm also thinking you should take a day off from work. You definitely deserve it and I'm more than 100% positive that they would understand.

Kandee! There is no limit to your strength and courage. I am so sad that this happened but look how amazingly you pulled through it. I'm so sorry that this happened...it looks so extremely painful! I pray for a speedy recovery and that everything will work as normal again with no complications. You are such a beautiful person Kandee. Any misfortune will only make you a stronger and more beautiful person. Keep strong! We are all praying for you! Love -Becky

Oh gosh Kandee when I saw your post on Facebook I didn't realize it was that bad. Thank God you are ok that looks so painful. Good thing your boyfriend was there to help you and calm you. Hope you heal fast and sorry that this happened to you

Dear God! I can't believe you were strong enough to take those pics. I would've just died from the shock :)Such a shame it happened now, when you were so happy with the glaminar and everything.. Praying for you! Hope it's a fast healer! xoxo

You are so strong, Kandee! I will pray for a speedy recovery. I love how you share the real things that happen in your life! The good, the bad and the ugly. You are such an inspiration. I'm so glad your boyfriend was there to help you. Let the hotel pay for your hospital bills and plastic surgery :)

I must hurt really a lot but it could have been much worst. Take care and you'll see how you will get better in one month. Be very strict with the medication and all the cares. The worst rist now is infection but if you don't get it, everything will be fine.

Kandee, I love you as my sister through Christ. I am praying for the pain to ease and the healing to hasten. I am so sorry that you've gone through this. I am so proud of you though, you won't let anything get you down. You are so strong! and I admire that very much. Keep your head up girl! Love, Elisabeth. :]

Oh Kandee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a freak accident, I am so sorry to hear..... uhhh and see what happened to your leg. (yes, I couldn't help but to continue on to the pictures) Unbelievable! Please don't push yourself too hard, get some rest and give your leg time to heal........ I will keep you in my prayers.

I'm very sorry about what happened.. i wish no ill or evil ever comes your way! but i'm glad you are this strong! it definitely inspires a lot of us who can't deal well with pain or suck incidents.. in my culture.. they would call this being struck by an evil eye.. and there's a lot of ways to protect yourself from that. May God bless you and always protect you and your family.Much love Kandee xoxo

ok now that i saw this, my cutted finger is nothing against this.. i am so sorry to see that.. god must have been awfull.. but strange , cause i cut my finger aswell , the whole top of my finger is not there anymore.. i screamed a lot. a lot a lot.. but you must hav been screaming even louder.. so sorry kandee.. hope you're doing better now.. kiss and hugssophie

Please promise us that you'll take it easy and stay off your feet until you get all healed up! That injury is worse than you would have with a lot of surgeries! I love watching medical shows and have no problem with graphic stuff, but I was not prepared for how severe that injury was.

Thank God that Bobby was there to be your guardian angel and stop the initial bleeding. I'd say that he's a keeper.

thank god you're alright! i'm so proud of you for being so brave! thanks for posting this tale of bravery. it reminds us all to be thankful of the things we have in this world. love you kandee and once again we're soooo happy you're ok (for the most part!).

Oh. My. God.That is.. Way too much :|Get well soon soon soon soon sooooooon! You're such an amazing person!!! You will get through this! And I'm looking forward to the next video you make telling us how much better you feel :) xx

Oh my goodness Kandee! I am praying for you! i am so glad you boyfriend was there for you and was able to keep you calm and knew what to do. I am also glad that the Dr's were able to do such a great job! That is so scary

oh kandee that looks awful! it must have been so scary and painful! i pray that you heal fast and pain free. you have an amazing outlook on life (even when you leg is almost severed off!) take care of yourself during the recovery! hugs. hey, now you can do a video on how to cover up scars! :)

I am so happy to see that you will be ok. But you completely astonish me I mean here you have had this horrible thing happy but you still have the time to say there is worse out there and you pray for them. I give you so much credit girl and you are a role model for everyone on your courage and positive outlook on life!!

Gosh Kandee that was bad! I hope you recover quickly, I'm sure you will since you're so healthy. I'll keep you in my prayers! And those pictures didn't gross me out, I'm from the North.. I can skin an Elk or Deer :) hahahah I'm glad Bobby was there to help you out. *Thanks Bobby!* Take care Kandee and feel better! Keep us "posted" hahaha~Cassidy Z.

i'km so glad you're going to be ok! when i was reading the whole time i was worried about how far you're going to be able to recover. thank you so much for having the capacity to share this with a bunch of strangers. it really does mean a lot to all of us that you let us feel so close to you because you are a huge inspiration! thanks for all you do! and remember, if you don't feel well enough to blog, no one will hold it against you haha. concentrate on getting better =]

I am so happy you are...ok(ish). I am so happy it wasn't any worst then it is. I can't imagine the pain though. You seem to be really strong, I would have been out of it. I hope you heal quick with little to no scarring. It looks like a really good closer from the pictures. You will have to post pictures as it heals.

WOW KANDEE, YOU THEE GREATEST....I WOULD OF BEEN LIKE THAT GUY YOU TALKED ABOUT AND WOULDA BEEN SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS...LOL...YOUR A STRONG AND CARING WOMAN, KUDOS TO YOU KANDEE, GOD BLESS YOU AND I HOPE YOU HEAL FAST AND NOT SO PAINFUL

Wow, sounds like you had quite the day! Glad you are doing alright & that your leg is going to be fine, seems you handled everything pretty well. White chocolate macadamia nut cookies are one of my faves! Hope the rest of your week is wonderfully fantastic!

OMG! Kandee! I had no idea it was this bad.. you made it seem so minimal yesterday! I'll be praying for you. I think I would have lost it if I'd been in your position. Wow. God bless you, your family and that wonderful boyfriend of your who took care of you so well! We need our Kandee!

OMG! Thats all i kept saying as i read this post was OMG KANDEE! your poor girl! i'm so relieved your ok though! I hope you feel better soon!!! I feel you pain! I typed a comment in your previous blog about falling down the stairs and breaking my ankle! Get lots of rest, drink lots of water! I helps take swelling down. Keep smiling that wonderful smile of yours and let the sunshine light up your heart!

Oh My Goodness Kandee! I'm so glad that Bobby was there and knew what to do and that you got the best care at UCLA too. You are a brave woman and so deserved your custom cookie ice cream sandwich. I hope they gave you some good meds to cope with the pain. Did they say how long til you can walk on it again? Many prayers, good mojo and hugs to you! Elizabeth :D

Kandee, I'm so sorry this happened to you. Any sort of physical injury is shocking and scary, and this was very serious. You are very brave to go through this with your chin up! Best of luck healing, hope you have a speedy recovery! Someday you will have a cool story to tell about your badass scar. Also.....get the hotel to pay for everything!!!! :) Sending you healing thoughts.

Holy crap Kandee, that was quite a gash!Looks like they did a great job stitching you up.Don't forget to take ALL those antibiotics...you do NOT want to get that infected. (I'm an old nursee!)Take care...

scar on kandee? if you dont know any doctors, i do.in newport beach ca,if you need anything. so sorry you got hurt. heck of a wound and gash. i have scars from a coma i was in. trach and chest tube scars,and etc.a road map of hell so to speak,you look great! no worries,even make up over it can help! I am wishing you all the best and will pray for you to hel well.xox kristy

I have to admit when I first saw it I was like is this some kind of joke that you cooked up with a really good sfx makeup artist. Then I read further and I was shocked. I am so sorry that you had to go through that. I am glad you are such a strong person. I hope you heal quick and well. :)

oh my god Kandee, I didn't know the extent of your injuries until I saw this post :*( I feel so sad! Is the hotel compensating you? cuz they should!!! I'm so glad the glass didn't cut through the major arteries... it must be good karma :D Please take care and I hope you recover soon!

You're so brave, it happened the same thing to me when I was 5 years old, only it was in almost the entire body. My accident happened in a hotel because of a sliding door. I hope you get better soon, take care.

Oh Kandee, this looks like right out of a movie. I'm glad that it wasn't even more serious than it is. I can't believe how strong you are taking pictures and chatting it up with the doctor... well actually I can haha.. you're like SuperWoman! Get better soon! I'll keep you and your pretty leg in my prayers :)